About
Andreas Shtayer — German pianist, harpsichordist and klavirist. A prominent representative of the movement for authentic performance.
Staier has gained a reputation as a distinguished harpsichordist, soloist, and performer. His repertoire includes the music of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. As soloist he has performed with Concerto Köln, the Freiburg BarockorchesterAkademie für Alte Musik Berlin, and the Orchestre des Champs-Elysées Paris.
In the field of chamber music he has had a partnerships with such artists as Christoph Prégardien, Anne Sofie von Otter, Pedro Memelsdorff, Alexei Lubimov and Christine Schornsheim.
Staier has made a number of recordings, primarily of music from the Baroque through early Romantic eras, and he has performed often on the BBC.